Beef skewers with beetroot, radish and grain salad

Meals don't come much quicker than this, says Hayden.

Mike McEnearney's ocean trout with fingerling potatoes

Ocean trout, fingerling potatoes and horseradish

Serve either as a side or as a meal on its own, this salad is as versatile as it is tasty.

Honey-glazed chicken drumsticks with pearl couscous salad

Kids and adults alike will love this sticky honey glaze.

One-tray warm roast vegetable salad

Who doesn't love the sight and smell of a big tray of roast veggies? Plus, one-tray means it's light on the washing up. Win win!

Darren Robertson's green chilli chicken

Green chilli chicken with cucumber and curry leaf salad

The perfect addition to any weekend barbecue menu.

Eggplant kasundi warm rice salad

A lovely combination of fresh and filling, this warm rice salad will quickly become a go-to recipe in your household.

Charred sprout salad with orange dressing

This crisp, crunchy dish is packed with favourite seasonal ingredients and the charred elements add a lovely complexity.

Spinach, olive and feta salad with oregano salsa verde

A mouth-puckering salty, sour Greek-inspired cold salad to serve as a side for seafood or lamb, or simply as a light meal on its own.

Jamie Oliver's carrot and grain salad

Carrot and grain salad

Fresh, simple and utterly delicious. This recipe is an extract from 5 Ingredients – Quick & Easy Food by Jamie Oliver (Penguin Random House), in stores now.

Beetroot, feta and mandarin salad with date dressing

Worlds collide in this salad, drawing inspiration from Middle Eastern cuisines to create something unlike anything you've tasted before. Recipe by chef Roy Ner.

Banana chilli and corn salad

"Pastry guru Philippa Sibley showed me this tip at Circa back in 2006. The idea is to leave the husk on the corn to give a smoky, steamed flavour and a wonderful texture." – Matt Wilkinson